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Counties in South Carolina by asian population share

Richland County had the highest asian population share of 46 counties in 2021, at 2.9%. Saluda County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 0.6% and the figure for South Carolina was 1.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2.9Richland County
Lowest0Saluda County
Median0.646 counties
South Carolina1.6History

All counties, 2021

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Richland CountyRichland County: 2.9 %2.9York CountyYork County: 2.6 %2.6Greenville CountyGreenville County: 2.5 %2.5Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 2.3 %2.3Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 2.2 %2.2Lexington CountyLexington County: 2 %2Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 1.9 %1.9Pickens CountyPickens County: 1.8 %1.8Charleston CountyCharleston County: 1.7 %1.7Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 1.6 %1.6Florence CountyFlorence County: 1.4 %1.4Horry CountyHorry County: 1.3 %1.3Sumter CountySumter County: 1.3 %1.3Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 1.1 %1.1Aiken CountyAiken County: 1 %1Anderson CountyAnderson County: 1 %1Oconee CountyOconee County: 0.9 %0.9Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 0.8 %0.8Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 0.8 %0.8Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 0.8 %0.8Hampton CountyHampton County: 0.7 %0.7Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 0.6 %0.6Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 0.6 %0.6Jasper CountyJasper County: 0.6 %0.6Laurens CountyLaurens County: 0.5 %0.5Chester CountyChester County: 0.5 %0.5Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 0.5 %0.5Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 0.5 %0.5Colleton CountyColleton County: 0.5 %0.5Darlington CountyDarlington County: 0.3 %0.3Marion CountyMarion County: 0.3 %0.3Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 0.3 %0.3Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 0.3 %0.3Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 0.3 %0.3Newberry CountyNewberry County: 0.3 %0.3Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 0.2 %0.2Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 0.2 %0.2Lee CountyLee County: 0.1 %0.1McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 0.1 %0.1Allendale CountyAllendale County: 0.1 %0.1Union CountyUnion County: 0.1 %0.1Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 0.1 %0.1Dillon CountyDillon County: 0.1 %0.1Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 0.1 %0.1Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 0 %0Saluda CountySaluda County: 0 %0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Richland County2.9
2York County2.6
3Greenville County2.5
4Berkeley County2.3
5Spartanburg County2.2
6Lexington County2
7Dorchester County1.9
8Pickens County1.8
9Charleston County1.7
10Lancaster County1.6
11Florence County1.4
12Horry County1.3
13Sumter County1.3
14Beaufort County1.1
15Aiken County1
16Anderson County1
17Oconee County0.9
18Clarendon County0.8
19Greenwood County0.8
19Orangeburg County0.8
21Hampton County0.7
22Williamsburg County0.6
23Georgetown County0.6
24Jasper County0.6
25Laurens County0.5
26Chester County0.5
26Chesterfield County0.5
26Kershaw County0.5
29Colleton County0.5
30Darlington County0.3
31Marion County0.3
32Marlboro County0.3
33Abbeville County0.3
34Bamberg County0.3
34Newberry County0.3
36Cherokee County0.2
37Edgefield County0.2
38Lee County0.1
38McCormick County0.1
40Allendale County0.1
41Union County0.1
42Calhoun County0.1
43Dillon County0.1
43Fairfield County0.1
45Barnwell County0
46Saluda County0

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About this ranking

People who are not Hispanic or Latino and report Asian as their only race, as a percentage of the total population. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US federal statistics ask about Hispanic origin and race separately, and Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race. The shares for White, Black and Asian count people who are not Hispanic and report that race alone, so the published shares do not add up to 100 (people of two or more races and other races are not shown). Calculated from counts in ACS table B03002, which are stored as inputs. EU and Spanish statistics do not collect race.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b03002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

Which county has the highest asian population share?

Richland County, with 2.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest asian population share?

Saluda County, with 0% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B03002: Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino, as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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